it for ford in 76, but then again for george w. bush in 2000 i had a couple of calls from prominent politicians who said it would really help me for my race back home because i was on the list if somebody could leak the fact that they were on the list. that was the big list. it was easy to get on the big list. the tough part is the small list the one under active consideration. the test on the small list, is this person capable of being president of the united states. that's usually a very, very short list. >> fascinating a big list and a small list. romney saying last week a decision will not be made while he is still overseas. >>> before you leave the house this morning let's get your first degree weather update with maria molina who has more potential of severe weather on the great lakes. they have been getting severe weather but not enough of the rain they need. >> exactly. we have 80 percent of the lower 48 under dry conditions. a combhing of the country experiencing drought conditions. we are not seeing a lot of rainfall with some of the storms. they are relatively isolated so